Batting Highest Career Strike Rate - England

Highest strike rates in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - England

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DI Gower	1978-1979	35	42	6	1690	200*	46.94	2886	58.55	5	7	3	176	4
IT Botham	1976-1979	45	50	4	1346	137	29.26	2350	57.27	4	3	2	137	15
APE Knott	1970-1977	91	126	14	3709	135	33.11	7293+	48.12*	5	24	8	420	6
AW Greig	1972-1977	80	112	7	3868	148	36.83	7629+	47.28*	8	20	6	456	22
DL Amiss	1971-1977	63	98	9	4346	262*	48.83	8487+	46.42*	15	12	8	503	4
GA Gooch	1975-1979	36	45	3	1204	94	28.66	2609	46.14	-	9	4	122	10
D Lloyd	1973-1978	16	22	3	836	214*	44.00	1860	44.94	2	-	-	79	1
DW Randall	1976-1979	49	65	6	1611	174	27.30	3656	44.06	2	8	10	160	6
CM Old	1972-1979	68	80	13	1082	65	16.14	2436+	43.71*	-	3	12	120	12
BL D'Oliveira	1970-1972	23	36	3	1124	117	34.06	2599	43.24	2	7	1	140	6
MH Denness	1972-1975	39	54	4	1874	188	37.48	4020+	42.31*	4	7	3	202	4
KWR Fletcher	1970-1977	65	93	13	3355	216	41.93	7429+	42.18*	8	19	5	364+	8+
CT Radley	1978-1978	12	14	1	731	158	56.23	1735	42.13	3	3	1	68	0
RA Woolmer	1972-1977	21	30	1	941	149	32.44	2282	41.23	3	2	3	114	2
DS Steele	1975-1976	9	17	-	681	106	40.05	1712	39.77	1	5	1	75	3
JA Snow	1970-1976	33	42	5	508	73	13.72	1349	37.65	-	1	9	50	2
G Boycott	1970-1979	67	98	12	4425	191	51.45	12088	36.60	13	25	3	413	6
JH Edrich	1970-1976	44	70	5	2650	175	40.76	7308	36.26	4	16	3	257	2
B Wood	1972-1978	23	31	1	675	90	22.50	1867+	35.72*	-	3	2	83+	0+
DL Underwood	1970-1979	80	94	27	710	43	10.59	1920+	35.67*	-	-	14	74	0
BW Luckhurst	1970-1975	24	44	5	1313	131	33.66	3702	35.46	4	5	5	137	1
MC Cowdrey	1970-1975	11	18	-	397	54	22.05	1174	33.81	-	1	-	50	0
R Illingworth	1970-1973	28	42	3	1040	107	26.66	3100	33.54	1	3	3	108	3
FC Hayes	1973-1976	15	23	2	372	106*	17.71	1113	33.42	1	1	6	45	3
G Miller	1976-1979	33	39	4	843	98*	24.08	2527	33.35	-	5	4	77	0
GRJ Roope	1973-1978	29	40	4	1033	77	28.69	2931+	33.19*	-	7	4	93	4
JM Brearley	1976-1979	53	73	4	1676	91	24.28	5137	32.62	-	10	10	156	0
RGD Willis	1971-1979	73	77	39	484	24*	12.73	1617	29.93	-	-	8	42	1
GG Arnold	1972-1975	45	49	14	395	45	11.28	1225+	29.63*	-	-	6	47	0
RW Taylor	1971-1979	39	37	6	608	97	19.61	2376	25.58	-	2	4	44	0
JK Lever	1976-1979	29	29	6	266	53	11.56	1073	24.79	-	1	2	22	1

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Minimum of 1000 balls faced
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]